Allied Warships

HMS Culver (Y 87)

Sloop of the Banff class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeSloop
ClassBanff 
PennantY 87 
Built byBethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down20 Jun 1928 
Launched27 Nov 1928 
Commissioned30 Apr 1941 
Lost31 Jan 1942 
Loss position48.43N, 20.14W
History

At 23.31 hours on 31 January 1942, U-105 fired a salvo of four torpedoes at the convoy SL-98 and observed two hits and a large explosion. Schuch thought that he had hit an ammunition freighter, but in fact it was HMS Culver (Lt.Cdr. Randal Thomas Gordon-Duff, RN) that had blown up in position 48º43'N, 20º14'W with the loss of the commanding officer, seven officers and 118 ratings.

 

Hit by U-boat
Sunk on 31 Jan 1942 by U-105 (Schuch).

U-boat AttackSee our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Culver
Former nameUSCGC Mendota

Commands listed for HMS Culver (Y 87)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. Randall Thomas Gordon-Duff, RNApr 194131 Jan 1942 (+)

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U-Boat Attack Logs

Daniel Morgan and Bruce Taylor

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